12:05
Fernando@BIoWare:
Hi everyone - and welcome to the chat
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:05 Fernando@BIoWare
12:06
[Comment From Guest Guest: ]
does it start?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:06 Guest
12:06
Fernando@BIoWare:
its on! :)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:06 Fernando@BIoWare
12:06
[Comment From Cana Marks Cana Marks: ]
Hiya Fernando!
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:06 Cana Marks
12:07
Fernando@BIoWare:
Hi Cana
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:07 Fernando@BIoWare
12:07
Twitter
EA_Germany:
Chat mit bioware edmonton beginnt jetzt auf ea.de/gamescom #gamescom #eagc #ea #bioware [via Twitter]
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:07 EA_Germany
12:08
[Comment From Fred Fred: ]
Fernando, what is your job at BioWare?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:08 Fred
12:09
Mike Laidlaw:
Hi, guys! Mike Laidlaw just signing in here.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:09 Mike Laidlaw
12:09
Fernando@BIoWare:
Hi Fred, i'm a senior producer at bioware - I work as the online producer for the DA franchise. In short, most things that happen after the game launches - dlc, online features, patches, and working with the web team things like social site
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:09 Fernando@BIoWare
12:10
[Comment From Juan Juan: ]
Can we get a bit of a description of the graphic and cinematic improvements on DA 2 compared with DA Origins?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:10 Juan
12:10
[Comment From David David: ]
Fernando, will there be any more dlc for origins when DA2 comes out ?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:10 David
12:11
Fernando@BIoWare:
Funny you should mention this... yes, we're not done with Origins yet :) More details very soon.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:11 Fernando@BIoWare
12:11
Mike Laidlaw:
@Juan:
We've enhanced our graphics engine to support a bunch of new technical features such as self shadowing, enhanced terrain generation and smoother lip synch and more face customization. It's not a complete overhaul, but the end result looks better and runs smoother.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:11 Mike Laidlaw
12:12
[Comment From CheesecakeRecipe CheesecakeRecipe: ]
Welcome Mike! How has Gamescom been treating you guys?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:12 CheesecakeRecipe
12:12
[Comment From GameScripting GameScripting: ]
Why werent there any Toolset Patches, since more than one year?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:12 GameScripting
12:13
Mike Laidlaw:
@Cheesecake: It's been fantastic. Packed booth, packed demo sessions with myself and David Silverman, and already a lot of great previews. It's also a blast to be here in germany, where there are a lot of Dragon Age fans!
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:13 Mike Laidlaw
12:13
Fernando@BIoWare:
@GameScripting: In short, priorities. With DA2 in development and recent patches and dlc for DAO this keeps delaying :(
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:13 Fernando@BIoWare
12:15
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Epy] - Speaking of the social site, will we be able to "upload" our Hawke profile on th[...]e Bioware social network, just like we can do with our Gray Warden?
...that's the intention yes - a bit early still to confirm all the online features for DA2 however
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:15 Fernando@BIoWare
12:15
Mike Laidlaw:
@StefanJohnson: You were asking about the combat system, I can field that one: The combat in DA2 is very much like origins. You can pause and play, issue orders and so on, just like you could before. Where it's different, though, is that when you issue an order, or fire off an ability, your character charges forward into battle and near-immediately enters the fight. No more shuffling forward into position.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:15 Mike Laidlaw
12:16
Mike Laidlaw:
Any ideas on when we'll get to catch a glimpse of the default female model for Hawke?
@Yukidama: Very soon!
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:16 Mike Laidlaw
12:16
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Pedro Costa] - Hi there Fernando, I guess my first question is how important will our decisions[...] in Origins affect the world in DA2? Will they be nothing more than messages and small bones akin to ME2?
Depends on the decision and its relevance to DA2 - some choices in Origins (or Awakening) are more integral to what is happening in DA2, others are mere rumours of things that may be happening far away in ferelden - and are reflected in that way
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:16 Fernando@BIoWare
12:17
Fernando@BIoWare:
Robert Blake] - Must see more harvesters ;)
...Uh oh, you didn't let them escape out into the world did you?! ;)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:17 Fernando@BIoWare
12:18
Mike Laidlaw:
12:16 [Ladybright]
Have there been any changes made to the tactics system?
We're doing lots of work to improve the default tactics setups for your party, so that will be nice for players who didn';t use tactics that much. For those of you who did, though, we're going to make some additional slots and conditions available. More details on that to come.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:18 Mike Laidlaw
12:18
[Comment From Brockololly Brockololly: ]
So are the rumors of a Morrigan DLC in September true? Will the Warden ever get a chance to deal with the consequences of the Dark Ritual?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:18 Brockololly
12:19
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Brockololly: Rumours are rumours of course. But Morrigan is obviously an important character in the DA world, and i'm sure it is not the last we've seen of her.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:19 Fernando@BIoWare
12:20
[Comment From Amonithil Amonithil: ]
As a result, are we likely to receive a Toolset updated to Dragon Age 2?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:20 Amonithil
12:20
Mike Laidlaw:
12:17 [Jonathon ODonnell]
[PC version ]I know you've stated that we won't be able to zoom-out as much as i[...]n DAO, but is there anything you can say about the tactical view of DA2 at this point?
We've been showing off the tactical camera here at gamescom, and people have been happy with it. It gives a very nice mix of seeing the exact situation on the battlefield while still letting you issue orders, place your fireballs and such. Essentially, it detaches the camera from your character, letting you move it around and adjust the angle. Also, you can get some really neat screenshots!
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:20 Mike Laidlaw
12:21
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Amonithil: Its unlikely for launch, sorry :( But we are looking at it - and more correctly it remains the same toolset, but with modifications/updates and some additional new tech
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:21 Fernando@BIoWare
12:22
Mike Laidlaw:
12:20 [CheesecakeRecipe]
How will we be able to interact with our team mates in DA2? Will there still be [...]the lovable party-banter, and storytime by the campfire?
#cheesecake: It might not be a campfire this time, but you'll still have lots of interaction and banter.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:22 Mike Laidlaw
12:22
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Fred] - Is Dragon Age the focus of this chat or can we ask questions about Star Wars and[...] Mass Effect as well?
DA only
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:22 Fernando@BIoWare
12:24
Mike Laidlaw:
12:20 [Fred]
Will classes in DA2 feel like they did in Origins or did BW make a lot of change[...]s when it comes to skills etc.?
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There are some changes, yes, but they're all designed to make the classes feel more distinct. I'm really happy with how rogues are shaping up, they feel quite different from warriors now.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:24 Mike Laidlaw
12:24
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Chris] - Hi there, will we be able to play through the main story as dwarfs or elves or o[...]ther things, or do we all have to be this "hawke" guy?
DA2 is about Hawke's story - Hawke can be male or female, and you have full customization of look as you did in Origins. But for the same reason you wouldn't be a elf in a dwarf origin story in Origins, it is just as important that Hawke be human as far as the impact to the world
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:24 Fernando@BIoWare
12:26
Fernando@BIoWare:
noarev] - What are you most excited about with the development of DA2?
Existing tools/engine/pipeline etc means we can make super fast progress - we can see game content straight away.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:26 Fernando@BIoWare
12:26
Mike Laidlaw:
12:23 [gotthammer]
will DA2 require more in terms of system requirements? also, will it be like ME2[...] in that it will feel 'more optimized' (i.e., ME2 runs smoother on my system than ME1)?
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The redesign of the visual style has an added benefit of running much smoother on our engine. We can get a lot more creatures on screen, with better framerates.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:26 Mike Laidlaw
12:28
Mike Laidlaw:
12:24 [Alex W]
I undersand that DA2 will now feature a dialogue wheel akin to mass effect. How [...]similar to Mass effects wheel is this?
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It's functionally similar to Mass effect, but we've added the emotional icons into the wheel. If you're going to bribe, attack, flirt, be sarcastic and so on, an icon will help indicate that, so you never feel like Hawke is acting in a way you don't intend.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:28 Mike Laidlaw
12:28
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Jonathon ODonnell] - [PC version ]I know you've stated that we won't be able to zoom-out as much as i[...]n DAO, but is there anything you can say about the tactical view of DA2 at this point?
We're showing off a current prototype of TactCamera 2.0 behind closed doors if that helps ;) But at this point (and until we actually lock it down) no, sorry. The fundamental though is that you can still pause and have ability to see whats happening everywhere on the battlefield and issue your commands.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:28 Fernando@BIoWare
12:29
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Chris] - Will we be able to import our grey warden from origin or are we stuck with hawke?
Hawke's story - but you can import your save from origins. This will bring in your choices (and consequences) into the world.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:29 Fernando@BIoWare
12:30
Mike Laidlaw:
12:25 [Youaremee]
Will Hawke now be the main protaganist throughout the series like Shepherd?
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Nope! While hawke may have a continuing role in the series, I have always viewed Dragon Age as a series of games about the world, rather than about individual characters. Not to say Hawke isn't important, he is, but the world is really our focus.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:30 Mike Laidlaw
12:31
Mike Laidlaw:
12:26 [federico.valeri75]
Many PC players who played the demo stated that you have to click for each attac[...]k like a Diablo II clone :). Is it true? Or just a misunderstanding?
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While they certainly can click repeatedly, it's not necessary. You can simply right click on a target and your character will continue to attack on the PC until that target is dead, or cannot be reached anymore.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:31 Mike Laidlaw
12:31
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Juan Diez] - Good to hear the DA 2 engine is improving. Probably is a bit early to ask but wi[...]ll the PC System Requirements grow much compared to DAO? Some we would like to have a hint if we would need to save for a new PC or a PC upgrade to be ready to play in March :-)
We're looking at supporting higher end cards/dx11, but low end should hopefully be similar - so in short, if you can play DAO you should be able to play DA2. But until all optimizations are in its hard to confirm - that's the intent though
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:31 Fernando@BIoWare
12:32
Fernando@BIoWare:
[federico.valeri75] - Many PC players who played the demo stated that you have to click for each attac[...]k like a Diablo II clone :). Is it true? Or just a misunderstanding?
Misunderstanding - and more a reflection that combat is more responsive and can do this. But it works similar to Origins - if you click a target you'll keep attacking them until dead or give a different comand
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:32 Fernando@BIoWare
12:33
Mike Laidlaw:
12:26 [Fred]
Does focusing on one origin story (Hawke's) improve the quality of the narrative?
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I think it can, yes. While the origin stories were very cool, for Dragon Age II, we're putting a lot of effort into the middle of the game. While covering a decade of history, you can see the effects of your choices play out in the game, rather than in the epilogue, so it's let us really focus our development efforts on that feeling of reactivity.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:33 Mike Laidlaw
12:33
Fernando@BIoWare:
Cana Marks] - Rogue was my go to class in DAO, anything you can tell use about the changes tha[...]t's a little more specific?
More awesome! :)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:33 Fernando@BIoWare
12:33
[Comment From SDNcN SDNcN: ]
Will the Dragon Age anime have some tie ins to DA:2?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:33 SDNcN
12:34
Mike Laidlaw:
12:27 [Rapidiul]
Dear Bioware, are you aware of Ponytail's cult?
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We are, and so is she! She's really flattered! Everyone working our booth has been fantistic this year, so we're really lucky, and glad to be working with them.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:34 Mike Laidlaw
12:34
Fernando@BIoWare:
@SDNcN: More of a Mike question, but at high level anything with DA ties fits in somehow into the greater world fiction and timeline - characters, places and events are 'real'
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:34 Fernando@BIoWare
12:35
[Comment From DarkSpiral DarkSpiral: ]
We know Awakneings can factor into the save game import. Does the newest DLC as well? Golems of Amgarrack?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:35 DarkSpiral
12:35
Mike Laidlaw:
Fernando's right about the Anime. It will have some tie-in to DA2, yes, but I'm not at liberty to say just how (yet!). I'm really excited to see it coming together, though. Got some first pass visuals the other day, and they look fantastic.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:35 Mike Laidlaw
12:36
Fernando@BIoWare:
@DarkSpiral: This (and other warden-based dlc decisions) are contained in your save game that you can import from origins. But not everything is for DA2 ;)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:36 Fernando@BIoWare
12:36
[Comment From swirlwinds swirlwinds: ]
Any chance of releasing the character creator before the game comes out? That was fantastic for DA:O and definitely upped the interest.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:36 swirlwinds
12:36
Mike Laidlaw:
12:30 [Fissik]
How will having the new visual style effect the look of old characters if they t[...]urn up - would Sten have the new quanari look if he makes an appearence?
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Not all Qunari have horns, so Sten would still look like Sten. Maybe a little older.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:36 Mike Laidlaw
12:37
Fernando@BIoWare:
@swirlwinds: Stay tuned (we may have more info closer to launch) ;)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:37 Fernando@BIoWare
12:37
[Comment From Chris Chris: ]
Will any of the other types, such as lelliana or allistar, (and the others) have a role in DA2?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:37 Chris
12:37
Mike Laidlaw:
12:32 [Youaremee]
How have the combat animations improved, I always felt that the combat animation[...]s and the way characters swung swords were really unrealistic. Have you guys ever thought about doing Motion capture combat animation?
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We have, and did, in fact! I think you'll be very happy with the animations in DA2, they're significantly improved.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:37 Mike Laidlaw
12:38
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Chris: If the choices impacted the world or added to the world fiction - then it may end up being reflected at some point. But most of these are self-contained - they added more set background info rather than made you take a choice of some kind
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:38 Fernando@BIoWare
12:38
[Comment From Fran Fran: ]
Can I tempt you to drop any vague hints as to which characters from Origins we might bump into in DA2? ;)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:38 Fran
12:39
Mike Laidlaw:
12:33 [David PT]
Hey guys, will specialization classes work the same way as in origins (with a gr[...]oup of skills plus little bonuses to stats) or will there be significant changes to the way they worked?
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It will be similar, though like all of our talent/spell trees, you will have a branching tree, rather than just a linear chain of abilities, and you will be able to upgrade some of the abilities to make them stronger, if you choose to do so. That's more of a universal change, though.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:39 Mike Laidlaw
12:39
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Fran: There are characters from Origins (and Awakening) in DA2 (vague enough?) :P
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:39 Fernando@BIoWare
12:40
Mike Laidlaw:
12:34 [Guest]
Not so much a question, rather a bit of a plea. Female gamer here, I eing just a[...]s addictive and awesome. But it would be greatly appreciated if you can upp the pretty in the customization options. Just better looking outfits and hairstyles (longer hair pleaassee).
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I think you'll be happy with the character customization options. There's some new stuff that is very cute.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:40 Mike Laidlaw
12:40
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Juan Diez] - In DA 2. Will Dragon enemies be present?
Aye, there be dragons arrr!
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:40 Fernando@BIoWare
12:42
Mike Laidlaw:
12:36 [Sam Dabin]
Read that the AI is improved this time around and some have said the AI may now [...]be too good. Will we still have control over our companions in combat or will the AI do it all for us?
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It will function like origins, so the allies will attack in smart ways, unless you change their tactics. At the beginning of the game, the enemies aren't that tough, so it's possible people worried the AI is too good are just reacting to that. Regardless, I'd rather have an AI that's too good than too bad.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:42 Mike Laidlaw
12:42
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Sam Dabin] - Will your companions still react to your actions and have a 'like' meter like in DA:O?
Yes, companions are equally important (or moreso, as you now also have companion specific choices in dialogue!)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:42 Fernando@BIoWare
12:43
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Alex Worman] - (About the series being about the world) How difficult is it thinking of new thi[...]ngs to put in the game then? The 'Dragon Age' is only 100 years long so there aren't really many changes you can make to the world or characters in that time frame.
Perhaps if we kept it in the same neighbourhood - but its a big world out there ;)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:43 Fernando@BIoWare
12:43
Mike Laidlaw:
2:39 [desc]
Are we going to see the 'embellished storytelling' throughout the game, or is it[...] restricted to the begnning (ie what we've heard about in the previews)?
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You'll see it more than once, but the exaggeration of Hawke's legend is restricted to reasonably small sections of the game. After all, you want to know the real story, don't you?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:43 Mike Laidlaw
12:45
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Guest] - Not so much a question, rather a bit of a plea. Female gamer here, I eing just a[...]s addictive and awesome. But it would be greatly appreciated if you can upp the pretty in the customization options. Just better looking outfits and hairstyles (longer hair pleaassee).
Let us know what you think of Ms Hawke when you see her. But hopefully yes, the options there will be great
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:45 Fernando@BIoWare
12:45
Fernando@BIoWare:
We'll need to start wrapping up soon folks - thanks again for the questions, we'll answer as many more as we can in the next few mins
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:45 Fernando@BIoWare
12:45
Mike Laidlaw:
12:44 [Ladybright]
Will those companion-specific choices in dialogue be tied to approval? Say chara[...]cter X dislikes Hawke intensely -- will s/he still perform the dialogue action?
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Approval will have some affect on that kind of thing, yes.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:45 Mike Laidlaw
12:46
[Comment From noarev noarev: ]
The first DA game tossed us in the middle of a kingdom on the verge of being torn apart by inside feuds. Will DA2 aim to present Hawke with an even more challenging world?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:46 noarev
12:46
Mike Laidlaw:
12:45 [Jose Luis]
You mentioned the gamepause and tactical combat, as well as a more "dynamic" com[...]bat for better use of the gamepad on consoles. Is the Classic "Baldur's Gate Style" combat still available for PC or it will also work with the "console-friendly" combat?
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You can pause and play and issue orders, or play in real time in Dragon Age II, just like you could in origins, so it's really up to you.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:46 Mike Laidlaw
12:47
Fernando@BIoWare:
@naorev: We know that Hawke becomes the champion of Kirkwall and that the world is on the brink of war. You get to fill in the blanks however. It is much more epic that DA:O ;)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:47 Fernando@BIoWare
12:48
Mike Laidlaw:
12:46 [Fred]
How is BioWare able to make this game in such a short period of time when it too[...]k 8 years to make Origins?
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Dragon Age Origins required us to build up the lore for the world, as well as build the engine for the game from scratch. That took a significant amount of time. For DA2, both of those are complete, so we were able to hit the ground running and start the design for DA2 before we had even shipped Origins.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:48 Mike Laidlaw
12:48
Fernando@BIoWare:
[Guest] - How many years have passed from DA:Origins from DA 2 ? Are grey wardens still there?
DA2 begins at the events of Lothering (the village where you meet sten & leliana in origins that burns), and then goes 10 years after. There are grey wardens in the world and you will meet some in DA2.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:48 Fernando@BIoWare
12:49
Mike Laidlaw:
12:48 [Cecil Harvey]
Will sandal be in this game?
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Enchantment?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:49 Mike Laidlaw
12:49
Fernando@BIoWare:
Enchantment!
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:49 Fernando@BIoWare
12:49
[Comment From Bob Bob: ]
@Fernando: What do you mean by "companion specific choices"?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:49 Bob
12:50
Mike Laidlaw:
12:49 [Daniel]
Hello BioWare, GameStar magazine wrote in their DA2 preview, that they had to pl[...]ay the PC version with a gamepad. Is this true?
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To my knowledge, the version Gamestar played for that preview was on the Xbox 360. Regardless, the game is controlled with a mouse and keyboard on the PC.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:50 Mike Laidlaw
12:50
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Bob: Beyond what was in origins, you can now get them to take control of a situation (if appropriate - right party member at the right time) and use their abilities, talents, etc to their full effect
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:50 Fernando@BIoWare
12:50
[Comment From Stefan Luetkebrune Stefan Luetkebrune: ]
(pc version) will keyboard input (keys 1 - 5 instead of clicking the wheel) still be possible?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:50 Stefan Luetkebrune
12:51
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Stefan L.: No wheel for pc, it'll work like Origins (quick bar, 1-0 for keys plus additional slots)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:51 Fernando@BIoWare
12:51
[Comment From Curious Curious: ]
How much does Varric know of Hawke's story? In other words, how much of Hawke's story will we have access to?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:51 Curious
12:51
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Curious: Some things he knows first hand, some things he has to dig a little into common lore (hence the over exaggerations at times)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:51 Fernando@BIoWare
12:51
Mike Laidlaw:
12:46 [Curious]
Will we only have access to the bits of the story that Varric knows?
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Varric knows, or has heard, pretty much the whole story around Hawke's rise to power.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:51 Mike Laidlaw
12:52
Mike Laidlaw:
Regarding the questions about seeing gameplay, we will be releasing gameplay trailers in the future. Stay tuned.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:52 Mike Laidlaw
12:53
[Comment From Fran Fran: ]
So, for "companion specific" actions -- a bit like choosing people for the prison break in Origins?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:53 Fran
12:54
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Fran: Not quite - not taking over party members, but ask them to answer the line or take an action as part of the conversation.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:54 Fernando@BIoWare
12:54
Mike Laidlaw:
12:52 [Brockololly]
Whats the deal with Flemeth?
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She's....important. And always more than she seems.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:54 Mike Laidlaw
12:54
[Comment From Fred Fred: ]
Stefan meant dialogue wheel.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:54 Fred
12:54
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Fred: Not set - at the moment it is click though
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:54 Fernando@BIoWare
12:55
[Comment From Fred Fred: ]
When you say "Hawke's rise to power", do you mean power in combat or does he have political influence of some sort?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:55 Fred
12:56
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Fred: "Champion of Kirkwall" comes with perks
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:56 Fernando@BIoWare
12:56
[Comment From Stefan Jonsson Stefan Jonsson: ]
What ever became to the awsome architect? =/
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:56 Stefan Jonsson
12:56
Mike Laidlaw:
12:54 [Sipho]
Will there be new spell combos?
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Better: there will be cross-class combos. You'll be able to make your rogues, warriors and mages team up to dish out some serious hurt. I loved spell combos and think it's only fair. So, for example, you could sunder someone's armor as a warrior, and then a rogue could take advantage of that to sink a blade into the target, doing massive damage.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:56 Mike Laidlaw
12:57
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Stefan J.: Great question :) But not for DA2 (probably)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:57 Fernando@BIoWare
12:58
[Comment From Robert Blake Robert Blake: ]
Does being a Kind ruler or a Despot have any effect on the Landscape? :)
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:58 Robert Blake
12:58
Mike Laidlaw:
12:52 [Cecil Harvey]
How many allies can join you in battle?
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Like Origins, you can take a party of four characters (Hawke + 3 more) into combat
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:58 Mike Laidlaw
12:58
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Robert Blake: "by any means necessary"... it can have some effect
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:58 Fernando@BIoWare
12:58
[Comment From Ladybright Ladybright: ]
Mike and Fernando, which is your favorite class to play?
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:58 Ladybright
12:58
Fernando@BIoWare:
@Ladybright: Rogue
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:58 Fernando@BIoWare
12:59
Mike Laidlaw:
I'm a rogue fan. Mages and warriors are pretty cool, but there's something about being the lithe dexterity fighter that always appeals.
Saturday August 21, 2010 12:59 Mike Laidlaw
1:00
Fernando@BIoWare:
Thanks everyone - looks like we're going to have to leave it there. We're also on the social.bioware.com site so feel free to post more questions there.
Saturday August 21, 2010 1:00 Fernando@BIoWare
1:01
Mike Laidlaw:
Okay guys, that was our hour, and it was great chatting with you. Sorry we couldn't get every question, but thank you for coming out, and for your interest in Dragon Age II.
In case you missed the announcement, Dragon Age II will be out this March: March 8th in North American, and March 11th in Europe for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.